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    Apiculture and Fisciculture MCQ - NEET Practice Questions with Answers

    Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM

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    Which of the following is a benefit of beekeeping?

    What are the uses of beeswax?

    The term ‘apiculture’ refers to

     

    Which one of the following products of apiculture is used in cosmetics and polishes:

    Which one of the following is marine fish?

    Which of the following is a marine fish commonly used in sushi?

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    Bee-keeping
    • Bee-keeping or apiculture is the maintenance of hives of honeybees for the production of honey. 
    • It has been an age-old cottage industry. 
    • Honeybee also produces beeswax, which finds many uses in industry, such as in the preparation of cosmetics and polishes of various kinds. 
    • The increased demand for honey has led to large-scale beekeeping practices; it has become an established income-generating industry, whether practised on a small or on a large scale.
    • The following points are important for successful bee-keeping:
      • Knowledge of the nature and habits of bees,
      • Selection of a suitable location for keeping the beehives,
      • Catching and hiving of swarms (a group of bees),
      • Management of beehives during different seasons, and
      • Handling and collection of honey and of beeswax.
         
    Fisheries
    • The fishery is an industry devoted to the catching, processing or selling of fish, shellfish or other aquatic animals. 
    • A large number of our population is dependent on fish, fish products and other aquatic animals such as prawn, crab, lobster, edible oyster, etc., for food. 
    • Some of the freshwater fishes which are very common include Catla, Rohu and common carp. 
    • Some of the marine fishes that are eaten include – Hilsa, Sardines, Mackerel and Pomfrets.
    • In order to meet the increasing demands on fisheries, different techniques have been employed to increase production. 
    • For example, through aquaculture and pisciculture, we have been able to increase the production of aquatic plants and animals, both fresh-water and marine. 


     

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